He's usually been quiet by nature, but Carson Palmer is starting to increasingly sound like the definitive voice of the Cincinnati Bengals. As the team opened its offseason training program on Monday, the seventh-year quarterback displayed a sense of urgency and determination.

The Seattle Seahawks won the T.J. Houshmandzadeh sweepstakes and added a Pro Bowler to their depleted corps of wideouts. He said the decision to end his eight-year career with the Cincinnati Bengal wasn't easy.

The Cincinnati Bengals did not keep T.J. Houshmandzadeh waiting until Thursday's deadline to find out if he would be tagged as the team's franchise player. And the receiver now says there's less than a 10% chance he'll return to Cincinnati.

Stung by travelers driving to nearby airports in search of cheaper air fares, Delta Air Lines is lowering ticket prices to destinations from its Cincinnati hub, long the most expensive airport in the nation.